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1 reluctance
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2 certain
'sə:tn 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) sikker, viss2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) sikker, viss (på), overbevist om3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) viss(e), bestemt(e)4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) viss•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') klart (det)!; så gjerne!; selvfølgelig!; ja visst!- for certain
- make certainsikker--------trygg--------vissadj. \/ˈsɜːt(ə)n\/1) sikker• this much is certain that...så mye er sikkert at...2) avgjort, gitt3) viss, bestemtjeg føler en viss usikkerhet med hensyn til om jeg skal gifte meg eller ikke• a certain Mr. Jones4) sikker, overbevistbe certain that vær viss på, vær sikker på(be) certain of eller certain about (være) sikker på at, (være) overbevist om atfind out for certain whether forvisse seg om, forsikre seg omfor certain med sikkerhet, sikkertknow for certain være helt sikkermake certain of something forvisse seg om noe, forsikre seg om noe -
3 reluctant
(unwilling: He was reluctant to accept the medal for his bravery.) mot-/uvillig, nølende- reluctancemotvilligadj. \/rɪˈlʌktənt\/motvillig, uvillig, nølende
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Reluctance — Réluctance La réluctance permet de quantifier une propriété physique : l aptitude d un circuit magnétique à s opposer à sa pénétration par un champ magnétique. Cette grandeur a été créée par analogie avec la notion de résistance. L inverse… … Wikipédia en Français
réluctance — [ relyktɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1904; angl. reluctance, du lat. reluctari « résister » ♦ Phys. Dans un circuit magnétique, Quotient de la force magnétomotrice par le flux associé. La réluctance est l équivalent magnétique de la résistance électrique. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Reluctance — Re*luc tance (r? l?k tans), Reluctancy Re*luc tan*cy ( tan s?), n. [See {Reluctant}.] 1. The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reluctance — I noun antipathy, averseness, aversion, coactus, deprecation, diffidence, disaffection, disapproval, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, dissent, distaste, doubt, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposedness, indisposition, indocility, invitus … Law dictionary
reluctance — 1640s, act of struggling against, from obsolete verb reluct to struggle or rebel against (1520s), from L. reluctari to struggle against, from re against + luctari to struggle. Meaning unwillingness is first attested 1660s … Etymology dictionary
reluctance — ► NOUN ▪ unwillingness or disinclination to do something … English terms dictionary
reluctance — [ri luk′təns] n. 1. the fact or state of being reluctant; unwillingness 2. Rare opposition; revolt 3. Elec. the resistance offered to magnetic flux by a magnetic circuit, equal to the magnetomotive force divided by the magnetic flux: similar to… … English World dictionary
Réluctance — La réluctance permet de quantifier une propriété physique : l aptitude d un circuit magnétique à s opposer à sa pénétration par un champ magnétique. Cette grandeur a été créée par analogie avec la notion de résistance. L inverse de la… … Wikipédia en Français
reluctance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, extreme, great, marked ▪ a certain ▪ I noticed a certain reluctance among the teachers. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
reluctance — n. 1) to display, show reluctance 2) extreme, great reluctance 3) reluctance to + inf. (her reluctance to get involved was understandable) * * * [rɪ lʌktəns] great reluctance show reluctance extreme to display reluctance to + inf. (her reluctance … Combinatory dictionary
reluctance — re|luc|tance [rıˈlʌktəns] n [singular, U] when someone is unwilling to do something, or when they do something slowly to show that they are not very willing ▪ Wells finally agreed, but with reluctance. reluctance to do sth ▪ a reluctance to share … Dictionary of contemporary English